In Winter Semester 2024/2025 I will give a lecture on the Physical Properties of Galaxies (Master course) together with Prof. Ziegler.
Aims, contents and method of the lecture course on the Physical Properties of Galaxies are: Students will gain a detailed insight into the galaxy realm from a phenomenological perspective and learn various methods for measuring the physical properties of galaxies.
Contents include: Luminosity/mass distributions of stars, gas, and dust; stellar and gas kinematics; stellar and gas abundances; star formation history; chemical enrichment; galaxy scaling relations. Various analysis methods and tools for measuring these properties of galaxies using multi-wavelength observations will be discussed.
Assessment and permitted materials: There will be 1 written exam at end of semester and participants need to present a paper in the exercises. During exam no electronic or AI tools are allowed.
Reading list:
Combes, Francoise, et al: Galaxies and Cosmology, Springer (Heidelberg)
Peebles, James E.: Principles of Physical Cosmology, Princeton Univ. Press
Schneider, Peter: Extragalaktische Astronomie und Kosmologie, Springer (Heidelberg)